Nothing new under the sun: The NIST primer on “Probability and Likelihood Ratios” gives a misleading negative portrayal of the likelihood-ratio framework
Geoffrey Stewart Morrison · 2026
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Description
Geoffrey Stewart Morrison wrote a 2026 perspectives paper disputing a United States standards guide on forensic evidence. In March 2025 the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued primers to give judges and lawyers a neutral grounding in forensic science. Morrison argues the primer on probability and likelihood ratios paints the likelihood-ratio framework in a wrongly negative light. He refutes that portrayal point by point.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Geoffrey Stewart Morrison |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 69 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |